According to Forsberg of the worldwide leader local branch, Paul Pierce is now battling a bone bruise on his left knee. He suffered the injury in Philly, but it appeared to affect his play last night in Indiana shooting just 4 of 15 for just 13 points. He did play 34 minutes which is a good sign, but was seen with an ice pack on his knee in postgame interviews. I wouldn’t expect the Captain out of the lineup any time soon, just hopefully it doesn't affect his level of play too much. He was pretty tight-lipped after the game about it, almost Belichick-esque: